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MAILS. ARRlvzn-2 Corunna. Du it-2 Gottenburgh, a Malta, z Dublin, 3 Waterford. THE SUN. SOGIM QUIS D - ICIRi if.LSUM AtIDIAT? L 0 N .1) 0 IV, FRIDAY., SEPTEMBER 2, 1808. DECISIVE VICTORIES IN PORTUGAL. IT is with , the most sincere and heartfelt satis- faetion that we announce to our Readers the receipt of Dispatches from Sit ARTHUR WELLESIIRY, contain the important and gratifying intelligence.pf his having defeated the Frepch Troops in Portugal, in two decisive Mtions. The Dispatches were brought by Capt. CAMPBELL, who arrived at Lord CASTLEREAGH'S Office yesterday evening between seven and eight o'clock. The following Letter was immediately sent by Lord CASTLEREAOI-1 tO the LORD MAYOR " DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. x. " MY LORD, I have the honour to acquaint your Lordship, that Captain CAMPagLt. arrived this evening with Dispatches from Lieutenant-General Sir ARTHUR IiVELLEgLEY, dated Vimcira, the 22d ult. giving an account of TWO VICTORIES obtained over the FRENCH ARMS in PORTUGAL--the Ant On the 17th, at Zamhueica, over the Advanced Corps of the French, consiiting of 6000 men, commanded by Generals LABORDE and BRENIER, in which the French ,were deteated with the loss of 1500 men, Itifled, wounded, and prisoners ; the second, over the WHOLE of the FRENCH ARMY in PORTU- GAL, consisting of FOURTEEN THOUSAND MEN, commanded by General JUNOT, wherein the Fir.Noil were COMPLETELY DEFEATED, with the loss of 13 ITetes of Cannon, 23 Tumbrils of Ammut,ition,- and about 3,500 Men, in Killed, Wounded, W and Ffispners. " In cpnseciucnce of this AE on, General KEL- LEEMAN arrived, with a FLAG OF TRUCE, at Head- 4:2uiiieis, on the 22{), to TREAT iGR' TERMS. " Lieutenant-General BURRAEP !anded, and at- rived in the Ficid of Milan after .the Battle had commenced, op the . .,94 Et ult. i , but 1 - 111 generously declined - taking the Cornmand. from Sir ARTHUR EELEiLEY. On the 22d, Lieutenant-Gen . eral Sir ITEW DALRYMPLE lanad, and took the coultnand. " I have the honOnr to be, (Signed) : " CASTLEREAGH." " To the Right MI. the Lord • - -- A Gazette Extraordinary, containing the' details of these glerieus successes, 1,;7111 be publi3hed in the course of this day. It) the moan time, we are en- able& from most authentic sources of informs- tion; to lay the following particulars before out Readers. It appeared that the French considered themselves a; sufficiently strong to quit their forti- fcations, and to meet the British Troops in the field, k - ...nd perhaps JUNOT was clesirous to force on 3tl aaion before the whole of - our-Troops had form- ed a juriEtioh. The first anion which took place.was at Zarnbueico ) on the 17th ult. Generals 14,1130R.tz and BREXIER had taken a strong position there, with a force. Of about 5000 men. S?r ARTHUR imme- diately determi3ed to attack them, althouah from the nature of the ground which French occu- pied he could only bring a small part of hi; force to bear upon them. His attack, however, was corn- pletely successful, and the Enemy, after sustaining a loss of 1500 men, were compelled to abandon all their positions, and 'to fail back about 12 miles. . , On this occasion only a small part of our force was engaged, aip! ate: 10S3 fell principally' . on the 29th Elicl 9.stillegirnents. On the 1 gth, Sir AR-, 'IHUR WELLesLEy, was joined by the Di v i s i on nn.. der General ANSTRUTHER, and continued to ad- vance. JVNOT was not deterred by the defeat which .toa - DE had sustained on the 17th, btit rescaved • 10 r.sqqe raigther aCticp ; accor,dingly he colleaie4 force of. 14,000 men, lea7ing and} ' .a sufficient num . . . ber to guard the for,ts gt. Lisbon, Pn the 21st ult. . . a general zaion tc.sk place,• in which the Vrench • . balde with their 11 , 2.1.1al impetuosity the steady re.,:ohlOon and disciplhfo of ow rLnitrecl their effirts unav2ilinP:. The trench were completely defeated, with the loss of near 4000 men in killed, wounded, and prisoners. This action took place at ViEncera. There was also a skirmish, in which the French were repulsed with great loss. In the aelicn of the 17th the French fought with uncommon brayery. The tion they occupied was uncommonly strong, and they defended every inch of ground with the utmost obstinacy. Although forced to give way before the impetuosity of our Troops, they rallied six times, and returned to the charge in the most perfeal order. lirthe Battle of the ctst, they behaved with equal resolution. In the. morning, a short time before.the,glion commenced, JUNOT harangued his troops. He re minded them of their former y iEtories ; he pointed to the English Army, and said, " Do not be too impatient ; only at with coolness, and in a few hours we will drive these English into the Ina few hours after he had uttered this boast, his army completely defeated, and he was corn- pelled to propose terms of capitulation. Two Regiments of Grenadiers, the Flower of the French Army, who,compose4 . Ju OT'S Guard, were cut to pieces to a-Man. -After , the -300- of them were fOund lying dead or tilt...very spot on which they were .r raven up. The 13attle lasted` about three hours. The total jos§ of the French, on the and . "2 Ist . , in .killed; wonn4ed, - and . pri soners, arnounted to considerrnanOve '5 000 men.' Our loss, we are happy to say, was small, consider••' ing the determined resistance made by the French, We 'had 219 killed ; and between 8 and 900 wounded. Almost immediately after the Battle, General LERIIAN arrived at the English Camp with Pro posals from General Jur: OT respe&ing a Capitulation. His first terms wererejected, but the Negotiation was going on when the last ac.:ounts came away, and there can be no doubt that long before this time the whole of the French Army and the Husain Fleet are in our possession. "N.Ve regret very lunch to state among the number of killed were Colonel LAKE and-Colonel TAYLOR.of the 26th Light Dra- goons. This intelligence will of course give pleasure, not only to this Country, but to every State on the Continent, as it portends the downfall of the Despot who has so long oppressed or insulted them, and outraged human nature by the enormity and multi plicity of his offences. /The Tyrant, in his ini- quitous and fruitless attempt to subdue Portugal and Spain ; must, according to the most. probable .esti mate, have lost more than 60,000 of the ruffians that he only employed in attempts to promote his own ambition, however diabolical the means. But Portugal is by this time relieved fr©m its oppressors; as it is hardly to be supposed that SU NOT, after so signal a defeat, would hazard another contest with our brave Countrymen, -partip,ularly as • they have been reinforced by fresh Troops, who burn to emulate those who have preceded' them on this glorious occasion. Sir ARTHUR WEL . LESLEY deserves every thing that can be said in favour of valour, judgment, promptitude, and all the qualitiei -,that worn the Hero, the Patriot, and the accomplished Soldier.--, But our gallant troops, also deserve the utmost praise and gratitude from their countumen; and have proved that, protected by such 'men, we may bid defiance to the World in Arms ; and that nothing but destruaion would fall upon any foe who might be desperate enough to attempt an Invasion: After the - battles on the 17th and the gist, Sir AIiTHUR WELLESLEY issued the following General Orders AFTER THE . BATTLE OF THE rth.•, EXTRACT FROM GENERAL ORDERS. " Headquarters, Lowrenhai,Atigusfis. " The Lieut.-General was perfealy satiified with the ccinduel of the troops in the action of yesterday, particularly with the gallantry . "displayed by the sth,' h 9th, 29t, 60th; and 95th regiments, to v".toge cst it. . .• principally fell i 'engage.fhe enemy., ". Froth the specimen afforded yesterday of their • • •, •. behaviour" its naion, ti - i . e" Lieutenant-General feels confderit that the'tooPs w it dittint a uiSta'themselrei whencyt.,..r the encinY . thay giv4 •..• • . • , y 4, sion, and it - is only necessary for him to recommend to them a steady attention to their preservation of 'order and regularity, and strict obedience to . the commands which the Oilkers may give. G. B. TUCKER, D.A. G." AFTER THE BATTLE OF THE vest. ;;;;TRACT FROM GENERAL, ORDERS. Head-quarters, Vimcera, August zr. r' Lieut.-General Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY con gratulates the Army on the signal Victory they have this day obtained over the nerny, and re- turns them his warmest thanks for their resolute and heroic condtta. He experienced the sin cerest pleasure in witnessing various instances of the gallantry of the corps, and has in par ticular to notice the distingtished. behaviour of the Royal Artillery ; 20th Light Dragoons; -the 36th, 40th, second Batt. od, 50th, second . Batt. 52d, 60th, 71st. 82d, second Batt. 05th, and Regiments. It will afford the Lieutenant-General the greatest pleasure to repeat to the orivriander in Chief, the bravery &splayed by all xhe troops, and the Ligh sense he entertains of the meritorious and excellent conauet throughout the day. fl G. B. TUCKER, D. 4. G." We received this mortiing Portu g uese Papers to the 1 ttli August, and Madrid Gazettes to the 18th. From the former we have extracted an admirable Proclamation, addressed by Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY to the. People of Portugal. The latter contain some further particulars respeaing the evacuation of Ma drid by the French. Oviedo Gazettes have been received to the 21 st ult. The French troop are in full retreat from Madrid, by the way of Vittoria. JOSEPH BUONA PAOp was to leave Burgos on the 12th inst. The running Marshal MoNcny, who commands the rear guard of,the retreating army, was to remain there, and the &vision of BESSIERES was then entering the town. CAsTAtios is said to have entered Madrid on the sth instant. The French entered Bilboa on the z6th ult. hut not without obstinate resistance. The town offered a contribution of eight millions of reals; and it is expelled the French will evacuate' it in u few days. Col. DOYLE is with the army of Gen. BLAKE, the head-quarters of which are at Astorga. On the day the French entered Bilboa, Captain TOWERS, of the iris, landed there, spiked 43 pieees of cannon, and destroyed 500 barrels of powder ; but had scarcely left the batteries, when the . French enterfari and he with difhc•Jlty got away- On the 4th LEFEBVRE made a fre . sh attempt upon Saragossa, and entered the city with 14,000 men ; but afttr a most sanguinary conflict were driven out again, with the loss of from 4 to 5000 of his troops. LEFEBVRE made another attack on the 12th, in which he was also defeated; upon which he re treated with precipitation, leaving all his artillery behind him. The French were pursued by about 14,000 Regular Troops assisted by the Peasantry. Gen. PALAFOX states that Arragon is now .com pletely cleared of the French. Te Dell= was to be sung the next day. BURGOS, Aun. 17.—This morning, at five'o'clock, the French Army, consisting of 15,000, under Mar shal BESSIERES, left this town precipitately, in con sequence of a summons sent by Generals CUESTA and BLAKE, who arc to enter it to-morrow, threatening that in case they did not evacuate it by that time, no quarter would. be given. From the French them selves-we learn, that JOSEPH BUONAPARTE returned to Bribeisca, where he still conQnues. The French Garrison in Barcelona is said to have proposed to capitulate. Lord COCHRANE has landed in Spain the Spanish Regiments of the Line that were in Majorca. 'Telegraphic Dispatches were received-.at the Ad miralty this morning from Oporto and the Mediter ranean, but the contents have not transpired. Last week one of our Gun-brigs, on the Boulogne station, stood close in shore nfeN2V miles to the north -ward of that place, and, hoisting out a boat, a pity landed upon the French coast, and penetrated for• three miles into the Country; without the 'smallest. opposition, or seeing a single French soldier. They dist[ibuted several hundred Copies of the Spanish. Proclamations; &c. translated into French, which weie received with avidity by the country people;: and returning to- their boat, rejoined their Vessel, without having been observed by any of. BUONA PARTS'S myiniidops. • The Duke of Marlborough Packet, froth Malta, is arrived at Falmouth ; she sailed from Malta on the 21st July, and from Gibraltar the I,3th August. The. Letters will be delivered to-morrow. Private Letters received this day from the Conti nent, state that the Ports of Holland are open for exportation to &figland of all goods, except . Bark, Lialt,"and • - - • Yesterday morning his MA/EsTy, Princesses *o .I:'HIA, AUGUSTA, and Am ELIA, accompanied by Lady. TiPINNE", LartrWALSI . NGHAM, and General. FIT7,- 40Y, rode in WinVsor and returned at 'twelve: Her IVliiwzr*`ana Princess - tt:IZABETI-1 took ary airing to Frogmote Locize, and wargied in the gar ,: deng,s. SPAIVI3II AND PO.I7,DUr;UE'SE P.APERS. PROCLAMATION By the Commanders in Chief of his Britannic Majesty's Fcirces, ethir/oyea to assist the Loyal Inhabitants of the --Kingdom of Portuga-1. `‘ PEOPLE OF PORTUGAL, " Tile time is arrived to rescue your Country, and to restore the Government of your lawful Prince. " His Britannic Majesty, our most gracious King and Master, has, in compliance with the wishes and ardent supplication for succour from - all parts of Portugal, sent to your aid a. British Army, direae4 to .00-operate with his Fleet already on your coast. - "The English soldiers who. hind upon your shore do so. with. equal sentiments of friendship, faith,. and honor. " The glorious struggle in which you are engaged is for .all that is dear to man ; the protection of your wives and children ; : the restoration of your: lawful Princep. ; the independence,. nay, the very existence of your kingdom; andfOr the preservatior. of your holy religi9n bj pas i thgse con oc! be attained by tlistinguished example's of fortitude and constancy. "The noble struggle against the tyranny and ustgr ration of France, will be jointly maintained b) Poi. tugal, Spain, and England, and in contributini tq the success of a cause so just and'glorious, - the views of his Britannic Majesty are the same as those by' which you are yourselves animated. (Signed) " CHARLES COTTON. " ARTHUR VVELLESLEY," .avos t Aug. 4, ,11.303." Auo. 3.—Onthe 28th of July, a suam den movement was observed in the French, which terminated in their departure from this Capital; 8 ti , ,;) left it in the night hetweep the 28th and 29th. On the latter day and the 30th all the rest left us { in company with JOSEPH BUONAPARTE; and tnl ChF 3 t st, not one singly.. Frenchman remained in Madrid. 'V;ey proceeded, by forced marches, to ti:e Pyrel. noes, attended by all the individuals of the French l - Natien established in the Met ropolis.' Along •rith ' them escaped the wretched Spaniards who sacri ficed their honour to the French party. Oa art 30th in the evening, the utmost uneasiness pre vailed amongst all classes of the inhabitants, because a report had spread that the French intended to sack the town. .But this did not happen, - owing to thp - vigorous 'Me/astir - es adopted by General .CasTANos, who sent a Trumpeter to-thwpretended King; with the intimation that, if any mischief was done to Ma drid, be should put all the prisoners to death whorn he had in his power : strong - them are no les s than 15 Generals, 170 Officers .'of rank, and'erpq SubalterbS. They did indeed no harm to the people, but quitt4Uhe royal palace,,, leaving nothing in them but-the „bare 'walls :• they carried off all- they could from the public Ir:&isury -- and royhtrpalace. They deStroyed the . Consiilerable works which they had constructed in Buen ,lietiro, and spiked about 100 guns of divers calibre., but left large quantities of - artnl: - gun-pi,-,wder behind. On Tuesday the firstinidapt, in the morning, the Council adopt ed the necessary measures to preserve public trail. quillity and order, sending for that purpose Officers to all the Public Boards and Corporations, , which very properly obeyed all the injunctions they received. The. same day, the whole Council having met, lgi Russian Ambassador had a long conference with the Governor, the objet of which was, to . require a National Guard for his safety, which he obtained. , ---:The circumstance 'that the above Ambassador did not withdiaW with the French, ,as the Dutch did, affords grounds to suppose that Russia entertains sentiment; hostile to France, A Letter from Salarnanca. states, that the Duke DEL INFANTADO arrived there, in disguise, and de- ' Oared that there was'no ground for any apprehension on account of EItIii.INAND . , this Prince being per fedly safe. General CASTANPS.tooic from DUPONT no less than ,1600 •waggons, -loaded with booty of itTlaleile C. value,.-And with ammunition. • following is the sr!' sorer which - the Govertkor of Minorca, General Mar! glaiS DEL PALACIA, returned to,Count DE ESPELITAr who solicited his accession to the party of NApo, LEON :-.- " To your insidious communications of the igth instant, obviously calculated to cxcite disturbances 'and' commotions in this Island, I reply; that I have ordered, them to be burnt, and that this very day 'FERDII4IOID VII. whom God will 'preserve,..has been proclainied our lawfur'SoVereigti, in the most so lemn manner, throughout this Island .and the Spa nish Fleet, under universal shouts of satisfaction and applause. The .man who now commands in this Island, is a Spaniard, incorruptible, and hostile to the party Of the wicked. He does not acknowledge any au tbority prostituted by egotism, hope, or fear ; he knows that Men enslaved or oppressed are not to command . 'Freemen; and sees, with astonishment , that ibere are Royal Ex-tribunals, which abuse the authority vested in thein,tO destroy the rights Ot . 4eir oveze,ign and the indeiende.nce of the Conatry. 1`